NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 01/09/2025

New York Islanders (15-18-7, 37 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (28-9-3, 59 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Thursday, January 9
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+ /MSGSN/SCRIPPS
Radio:
New York – 98.7 ESPN
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New York +1.5 ML +145
Vegas: -1.5 ML -175
O/U 5.5

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders snapped their three-game losing streak with a 5-4 overtime win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. They enter play today currently in last place in the Eastern Conference and rank last in power play and penalty kill and 26^th in the league in goals scored, they however lead the league in face-off percentage.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights enter tonight’s game on a three-game winning streak and have now won nine of their last ten. They most recently beat the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night 4-2. In this recent ten-game stretch they are averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.7 goals per game. The goaltending has been led by Ilya Samsonov who is now 6-0-0 in his last six starts with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage.

New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Lee-Nelson-Barzal
Duclair-Horvat-Palmieri
Tsyplakov-Pageau-Cizikas
Martin-MacLean-Engvall

Romanov-Dobson
Pelech-Pulock
Cholowski-Mayfield

Sorokin
Hogberg

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Hertl-Karlsson-Dorofeyev
Olofsson-Howden-Kolesar
Rondbjerg-Schwindt-Holtz

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Mathew Barzal this season has ten points on three goals and seven assists. He’s faced the Knights 11 times in his career recording eight points on five goals and three assists; he scored a goal against them last season.

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel this season has 53 points on 11 goals and 42 assists. He’s faced the Islanders 22 times in his career recording 17 points on five goals and 12 assists; he had two goals in one game against them last season.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

D Mike Reilly – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
F Simon Holmstrom – IR
D Isaiah George – DTD
F Hudson Fasching – DTD

Vegas Golden Knights

D Ben Hutton – IR
F Ivan Barbashev – IR
F Nicholas Roy – IR

Next Game:

New York – January 11 at Utah Hockey Club
Vegas – January 11 vs. New York Rangers

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